BIOS 1715 Lab 2 Flashcards
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What are Nodes shown by
Letters on most trees
Monophyletic
Includes ancestors and all its descendants
Paraphyletic
Includes common ancestor but NOT all its descendants
Polyphyletic
Does not include common ancestor
Derived Character
A trait found in a group that is not found in their ancestral group
Homoplasy
A trait shared between two groups that is NOT inherited from their common ancestor
Synapomorphy
A trait that is derived from the most recent common ancestor
Phylum Porifera Example
Sponges
Phylum Porifera Tissue Layers:
None
Phylum Porifera Defining Characteristics
No tissues or organs, pore-bearing
Phylum Cnidaria Example
Jellyfish
Phylum Cnidaria Tissue Layers:
ectoderm and endoderm
Phylum Cnidaria Symmetry:
Radial
Phylum Cnidaria Coelom:
Acoelomate (have no body cavity)
Phylum Cnidaria Defining Characteristics:
Tentacles with stinging cells called nematocysts
Phylum Platyhelminthes Example:
Flatworms
Phylum Platyhelminthes Tissue Layers:
Ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm
Phylum Platyhelminthes Symmetry:
Bilateral
Phylum Platyhelminthes Coelom:
Acoelomate (have no body cavity)
Phylum Platyhelminthes Development:
Protostome
Phylum Platyhelminthes Defining Characteristics:
Dorso-ventrally flattened worms
Phylum Nematoda Example:
Roundworms
Phylum Nematoda Tissue Layers:
Ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm
Phylum Nematoda Symmetry:
Bilateral